Seeing my GP Monday

[Retiredandrestless]

Seeing my GP Monday. I told my friend that !method one and gabby were recommened. He told me absolutely not as it has heroin in it and I would be stuck on it forever. I'm on hydrocodone . Three of them now thru out the night at 10/325mg. I definitely do not want to take this since it makes me feel like crap the next morning. I used to take just 1/2 to 1 pill and that would do the trick. Not anymore and I'm so frustrated! I also have klonopin for anxiety. I'm leaning toward gabapentin. He said valium was good,since his grandmother takes it for restless,legs. Any suggestions ? Thanks for helping guys.😊

[SueJohnson]

What is !method one that he thinks has heroin in it?

Valium won't help RLS. It does reduce anxiety and may help insomnia bit it has a long half life of 48 hours.

Klonopin also has a long half life of 40 hours and can make you tired the next day. I don't think you should take both clonazepam and valium. If you need something for anxiety I recommend buspar.

Go with gabapentin.

[Retiredandrestless in reply to SueJohnson]

That's what I was leaning on. I'm just wondering if the gabby will help me get off the hydro? Thanks Sue

[SueJohnson in reply to Retiredandrestless]

It won't help you get off the hydrocodone but assuming it works you won't need to take the hydrocodone although as you wean off it you may need more gabapentin to take its place.

[SueJohnson in reply to SueJohnson]

Methadone obviously does not have heroin in it. And it is an excellent choice if the gabapentin doesn't work.

[Retiredandrestless in reply to SueJohnson]

I'm going to try the gabby first.if it doesn't work I'll discuss with my gp about methadone. I know with methadone I wouldn't have to worry weaning off the hydrocodone as they both do the same thing. I take Kratom and know that helps with weaning off opiods. I'm alittle nervous about all of this right now

[SueJohnson]

So what is !method one that he thinks has heroin in it?

[Madlegs1 in reply to SueJohnson]

Methodone- I suspect.

AI autocorrect gone PC.

(Even while I was writing this it did not want to spell it for me)

Methodone.

Methodone

Methodone

Methodone!!!👍

There - I think I have it tamed and cowering in the corner!😝😎🤺👽👻🦾🦿🦾🦿💪💪💪

[SueJohnson in reply to Madlegs1]

My laugh for the day! 😀😀😀 What would I do without you to liven up my day.

[Joolsg]

I think you need a new GP. Anyone with severe RLS will be on meds for life. Methadone has a good safety profile. It works well for RLS.I'm on a similar med, Buprenorphine, and accept I'll be on it for life.

Anyone with a chronic, progressive, incurable neurological disease will be on meds for life. Would your GP give a similar warning to a PD or MS patient? Of course he wouldn't.

I have MS and RLS and I'm on MS meds for life and doctors accept that.

If RLS were treated as the chronic, serious, severe disease that it is, no GP would say such a foolish remark.

[Retiredandrestless in reply to Joolsg]

I love my GP and he understands otherwise,he would not have been scripting me hydrocodone. The hydro has just completely stopped working,been on it 14 years. I will bring up methadone to him. I've read that it is very popular for rls. Am wondering, did you have to have side effects when you first started? Did it start working right away? If I took this I wouldn't have to worry about weaning off the hydro. Thanks for your help

[Joolsg in reply to Retiredandrestless]

As Homer would say, Doh@!!I misread the post. The friend made the comment. Apologies. Mea Culpa.

I take Buprenorphine and switched overnight from 25mg Oxycontin.

Buprenorphine was utterly miraculous and has been ever since. Zero RLS day or night.

And I did have horrendous side effects the very next day. Severe nausea that floored me for a week. But medical cannabis with 20% THC stopped it immediately. I only used cannabis for a week & when I stopped, the nausea had stopped. At week 4 I developed opioid induced panic attacks but was ready for them as they happened when I first started Oxycontin. Dr Buchfuhrer had recommended a small dose of pregabalin to counter the panic. I still had pregabalin left over and took 50mg at night and it stopped the panic.

I now take a very small dose of 12.5mg pregabalin.

I also suffered head sweats and a 10mg cetirizine and the pregabalin keep those to a minimum.

But as I have zero RLS night or day, I don't mind the odd sweating episode.

[Madlegs1]

Ah lads-- don't be blaming the poor doctor in this case.

It was the idiotic friend who was giving his best advice, depending on family experience.

Totally wrong,of course,!!

We can only wait to see if it is the doctor who is recommending the method treatment.😆

[Joolsg in reply to Madlegs1]

I am an eejit Madlegs! Speed reading the post.

[Madlegs1 in reply to Joolsg]

Love ya!💚☘️